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| This is the Panama Canal with Panama City and the Pacific Ocean in the background |
- In 1903 Panama signed the Canal Zone to America
- The Canal Zone is a 10 mile wide 40 mile long piece of land with the Canal inside the property border
- The Canal was signed back to Panama in 1999
- The Canal consists of 6 locks that boats must travel through
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| This is a map showing the route that boats follow to pass through the Canal |